My pixel by pixel 2D scrolling example with layers

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Sir Gak
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One way to speed up your drawing, is to use the LockBuffer and Unlockbuffer commands, just before and after your image drawing loops. Here is an example I made. Commenting out the commands the first time through, I measured around 2476 milliseconds. Putting in the lock commands, I measured about 385 millseconds.
Open in online IDE
Graphics 800,600

tile=CreateImage (32,32)
SetBuffer ImageBuffer(tile)

Rect 0,0,32,32,True
SetBuffer BackBuffer()

start=MilliSecs()
LockBuffer BackBuffer()
For loop=0 To 100000
	DrawImage tile,100,100
	Flip False
Next
UnlockBuffer BackBuffer()

SetBuffer FrontBuffer()
Print MilliSecs()-start
MouseWait()
End

So, if you want a significant speed boost, try the lock/unlock buffer commands. Cheers!

(Oh, BTW, the hero looks very much like the McDohl character from Suikoden I.)